Friday, January 31, 2014

2014 USASA SBX Race Update #1

The
first weekend of SBX Racing is in the books and things went pretty well. I won two Gold Medals and felt like my riding
picked up right where it left off at the end of last season. Gym training has been solid and I feel
physically strong, though there’s still a lot of work to do before Nationals.

Copper Course

I
haven’t had a lot of opportunities for on-snow racing prep this season, so I
was anxious to get plenty of course-time in on the practice day.I was also on a brand new board, which I
still haven’t broken in or gotten totally comfortable riding yet - and before
this weekend had only ridden for 4 runs! Despite the new board
factor, I had consistent Time Trial runs and qualified #1 each day (41.81
sec and 41.78 sec) which meant I got first choice for the starting
gate during the Finals.

Time Trial Race #1

Finals Race #1

Podium Race #1

I
didn’t wear my GoPro during the races, but do have some footage of the course
and from a warm-up run on our practice day.